MIND BUBBLES, SECRET STRATEGY 2: DON’T LET EMOTIONS GET THE BEST OF YOU! Before this page, I encourage you to have students read the book Mind Bubbles, by Heather Krantz.Have some or all students blow bubbles. Then tell them to follow one bubble until it pops. Explain that this is what happens in their minds when one emotion takes over. Teach students the S T O P strategy, explaining to them that it is important to pause when they notice their amygdala reacting Brainstorm places students can go